metaphonicadj.

Brit.

/mɛtəˈfɒnɪk/, U.S.

/mɛdəˈfɑnɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: metaphony n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < metaphony n. + -ic suffix, probably after French métaphonique (1912); compare -phonic comb. form. Compare earlier metaphonical adj. and metaphonized adj.

Linguistics.

Characterized by or exhibiting metaphony.

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modifying1845

umlauted1852

modificatory1861

mutated1875

metaphonical1894

metaphonized1894

metaphonic1922

umlauting1938

1922 Mod. Lang. Notes 37 230 The degree of obscuration of the vowel is quite important as bearing on vowel quantity, not only as regards the syllables in which these semi-obscure vowels occur, but especially, in view of the great sensitiveness of Castilian vowels to metaphonic influences, as regards other syllables.

1957 Archivum Linguisticum 9 107 Metaphonic Spanish and Portuguese verbs.

1983 E. F. Tuttle in Word 34 224 Metaphonic closing of the higher mid-vowels, é and ó,..has been here eliminated in all but a few cases.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metaphonic
释义	metaphonicadj. Brit. /mɛtəˈfɒnɪk/, U.S. /mɛdəˈfɑnɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: metaphony n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < metaphony n. + -ic suffix, probably after French métaphonique (1912); compare -phonic comb. form. Compare earlier metaphonical adj. and metaphonized adj. Linguistics. Characterized by or exhibiting metaphony. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > sound changes > [adjective] > umlaut modifying1845 umlauted1852 modificatory1861 mutated1875 metaphonical1894 metaphonized1894 metaphonic1922 umlauting1938 1922 Mod. Lang. Notes 37 230 The degree of obscuration of the vowel is quite important as bearing on vowel quantity, not only as regards the syllables in which these semi-obscure vowels occur, but especially, in view of the great sensitiveness of Castilian vowels to metaphonic influences, as regards other syllables. 1957 Archivum Linguisticum 9 107 Metaphonic Spanish and Portuguese verbs. 1983 E. F. Tuttle in Word 34 224 Metaphonic closing of the higher mid-vowels, é and ó,..has been here eliminated in all but a few cases. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1922
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